Media and politics in Kurdistan : how politics and media are locked in an embrace / Mohammedali Yaseen Taha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taha, Mohammedali Yaseen, 1983- author.

Series:

Kurdish societies, politics, and international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects--Iraq--Kurdistān.

Mass media.

Political parties--Iraq--Kurdistān--History--20th century.

Political parties.

Political parties--Iraq--Kurdistān--History--21st century.

History.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Kurdistān (Iraq)--Politics and government--20th century.

Kurdistān (Iraq).

Kurdistan--Politics and government--21st century.

Kurdistan.

Politics and government.

Iraq--Kurdistān.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"Media and Politics in Kurdistan studies the media system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). It offers understanding on the internal dynamics of the KRI polity by focusing on the interdependence between the Kurdish political parties and the media"-- Provided by publisher.

Media and Politics in Kurdistan studies the relationship between the media and politics in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). KRI is approached as a case study, as an example of the struggle between authoritarian and democratization efforts at the same time. The book contributes towards understanding the dynamics of the media systems in the KRI and attempts to participate in the theoretical discussion of media and politics in this region. The research outcomes show which parts of the press, how many of them and for what length of time the press in the KRI has been owned/controlled by political parties. This book also studies the system of political parties and particularly as related to the press.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

KRI Political Developments The Parallel Formation of the Media and the Political System in the KRI The Four Dimensions of the Media System in the KRI The Media and Politics in the KRI from the Perspective of Journalists and Politicians.

Other Format:

Online version: Taha, Mohammedali Yaseen, 1983- Media and politics in Kurdistan

ISBN:

9781793611031

1793611033

OCLC:

1141984365